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Thinking of living at S61 1RG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Ferham Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 13% met the expected standard |
| Kimberworth Community Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Ann's Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 34% met the expected standard |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Wingfield Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winterhill School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clifton Community School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 29.4 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakwood High School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near S61 1RG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bradgate Park/Masbrough/Kimberworth Veterans Crown Green Bowls Club | 800 m | 17 |
| Golf | Phoenix Sports And Social Club | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Football | Millmoor | 770 m | 6 |
| Tennis | Winterhill School | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Scholes Cricket Ground | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Rotherham Leisure Complex | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Squash | Rotherham Leisure Complex | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Active Snooker | 600 m | 2 |
| Boxing | Saif's Boxing & Fitness | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Rotherham Superbowl | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Rotherham Bmx Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Greasbrough Park standing stones climbing wall | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Rotherham Leisure Complex | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Yoga Sanctuary | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby and cricket | Rotherham Rugby Club (Titans) and Rotherham Town Cricket | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Thomas Rotherham College Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Rotherham Central, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 463k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sheffield.
The nearest bus stop is New Wortley Road/James Street, 250 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, X2, 142, 140); 30 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Thornhill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wingfield Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 300 m away; CrossFit Rotherham (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodstock Bower Surgery (600 m), with Archway Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Prince Cuts is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Rotherham General Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Camelot Play Castle is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The New Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 180 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 10% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Ferham Park, 850 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 52 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
27 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.